Latihan Soal tentang Grammar Part I: Present Tense

Terdapat 4 macam present tense, yaitu: Simple Present Tense, Present Continuous Tense, Present Perfect Tense, dan Present Perfect Continuous Tense. Kamu dapat menggunakan rumus berikut guna memudahkanmu dalam mengerjakan latihan soal.

• Simple Present Tense
  Verbal
  Kalimat positif: subject + verb1 (s/es)
  Contoh: Tom rides a cool bike. (Tom menaiki sepeda yang keren.)
  Kalimat negatif: subject + do/does + not + verb1
  Contoh: Tom doesn't ride a cool bike. (Tom tidak selalu menaiki sepeda yang keren.)
  Kalimat interogatif: do/does + subject + verb1?
  Contoh: Does Tom ride a cool bike? (Apakah Tom selalu menaiki sepeda yang keren?)
  
  Nominal
  Kalimat positif: subject + to be (is/am/are) + complement
  Contoh: Fire is hot. (Api itu panas.)
  Kalimat negatif: subject + to be (is/am/are) + not + complement
  Contoh: Fire is not hot. (Api itu tidak panas.)
  Kalimat interogatif: to be (is/am/are) + subject + complement
  Contoh: Is fire hot? (Apakah api itu panas?)
  
  Adverb of time (keterangan waktu): always, usually, seldom, never, sometimes, often, frequently, everyday, dan lain-lain.
  

• Present Continuous Tense
  Verbal
  Kalimat positif: subject + to be (is/am/are) + v-ing
  Contoh: Clora is washing the dishes at the moment. (Clora sedang mencuci piring saat ini.)
  Kalimat negatif: subject + to be (is/am/are) + not + v-ing
  Contoh: Clora is not washing the dishes at the moment. (Clora tidak sedang mencuci piring saat ini.)
  Kalimat interogatif: to be (is/am/are) + subject + v-ing
  Contoh: Is Clora washing the dishes at the moment? (Apakah Clora sedang mencuci piring saat ini?)
  
  Nominal
  Kalimat positif: subject + to be (is/am/are) + complement
  Contoh: I am hungry right now. (Aku sedang lapar sekarang ini.)
  Kalimat negatif: subject + to be (is/am/are) + not + complement
  Contoh: I am not hungry right now. (Aku sedang tidak lapar sekarang ini.)
  Kalimat interogatif: to be (is/am/are) + subject + complement
  Contoh: Am I hungry right now? (Apakah aku sedang lapar sekarang ini?)
  
  Adverb of time (keterangan waktu): now, right now, at the moment, today, at present, still, dan lain-lain.
  

• Present Perfect Tense
  Verbal
  Kalimat positif: subject + have/has + verb3
  Contoh: He has taken the test. (Dia (laki-laki) baru saja mengikuti tes.)
  Kalimat negatif: subject + have/has + not + verb3
  Contoh: He hasn't taken the test. (Dia (laki-laki) belum mengikuti tes.)
  Kalimat interogatif: have/has + subject + v3?
  Contoh: Has he taken the test? (Apakah dia (laki-laki) baru saja mengikuti tes?)
  
  Nominal
  Kalimat positif: subject + have/has + been + complement
  Contoh: My grandmother has been here for 10 years. (Nenekku telah di sini selama 10 tahun.)
  Kalimat negatif: subject + have/has + been + not + complement.
  Contoh: My grandmother hasn't been here for 10 years. (Nenekku telah tidak di sini selama 10 tahun.)
  Kalimat interogatif: have/has + subject + been + complement
  Contoh: Has my grandmother been here for 10 years? (Apakah nenekku telah di sini selama 10 tahun?)
  
  Adverb of time (keterangan waktu): already, just, yet, since, for, dan lain-lain.
  

• Present Perfect Continuous Tense
  Kalimat positif: subject + have/has been + v-ing
  Contoh: His father has been working since a long time. (Ayahnya telah bekerja sejak lama.)
  Kalimat negatif: subject + have/has + not been + v-ing
  Contoh: His father hasn't been working since a long time. (Ayahnya telah tidak bekerja sejak lama.)
  Kalimat interogatif: have/has + subject + been+ v-ing?
  Contoh: Has his father been working since a long time? (Apakah ayahnya telah bekerja sejak lama?)
  
  Adverb of time (keterangan waktu): since, for.